Umbrella



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Patented ont. 23.1894.

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Z.' WIRT. UMBRELLA.

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Z. WIRT. UMBRELLA.

No. 527,823. Patented Got. 23,A 1894. a. M; 11; iijgi; 1i;

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ATENT Enron.

ZEBULON VIRT, OF MONTICELLO, INDIANA.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,823, dated October 23, 1894. I Application led December 17, 1891. Serial No. 415,399. (Model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZEBULON WIRT, of Monticello, in the county of White and State of Indiana, have invented anew anduseful Improvement in Umbrellas, of vwhichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description. v

My invention relates to an improvement in umbrellas, and has for its object to construct an umbrella frame capable of being conveniently and expeditiously applied to a walking stick, or a stick of other character, and as readily and conveniently removed therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide an umbrella frame capable of folding upon itself so as to reduce it to a minimum of length when not in use, and enabling a person to carry the frame, when removed from the stick, in the pocket, or in a small parcel in the hand, or to readily pack the frame in a valise or other receptacle.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a central vertical section through the frame of the umbrella, the stick being shown partially in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the stick, the runners and the sleeve or shell of the frame, and likewise a side elevation of one of the ribs and its braces, the said ribs and braces beingin their unfolded and operative positions. Fig. 3 is a detail view representing a section of one of the ribs and a means for the shell or tube 10 has formed upon its outer face a collar 12, which collar isprovided with a series of slots whereby it corresponds essentially to the top of an'umbrella, as the ribs 13, are pivoted at their innerends in the recessesof the collar. n

The vribs of the umbrella are preferably made of a thin material, and a material that is quite iiexible,rand in cross section the ribs are also made preferably U-shaped. Each rib is divided into sections, preferably two, designated in. the drawings as 13a and 13b. The two sections are connected by a hinge joint 14, shown in detail in Fig. 3; and as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the approaching .end of each rib section is made circular, or

practically so, as illustrated at 15 in Fig. 3, and a strap 16, somewhat U-shaped in cross section, receives the circular extremities of a rib, and these extremities are pivotally connected to the strap by passingV through them and also through the strap pins 17.

A runner 1S, is held to yslide upon the shell or tube 10 below its cap-collar l2. This runner is provided with the usual upper ange or rib19 containing a number of vertical recesses 20, in which recesses the inner ends of braces 21, are pivoted, which braces are preferably made in two sections 21 and 2lb, the sections being connected in like manner to the sections of the ribs. the braces 21,/are pivotally connected with the outer sections 13a of the ribs preferably vnear the centerof said sections, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. vThese braces 21 somewhat approximate the ordinary braces of an umbrella `frame used in connection with the ribs, but are intended. mainly to bow the ribs when the umbrella f-rame is opened out.

The runner 1S is provided in one or in both sides with a longitudinal slot 22, extending from a point near its upper end through the A second runner 25, employed for operati The outer ends of IOC ing the umbrella frame, is held to slide upon the stick below the shell or tube 10. This second or lower runner 25, is provided with an interior rubber packing 2G, consisting preferably of one or more rings held in suitable channels, and the packing is introduced in the runner in order that it will engage firmly with the stick whether traveling along the thicker or the thinner portions thereof, and also prevent-s the surface of the stick being marred. provided at its upper end with a rib 27, i-n which rib the lower ends of a series of short braces 2S are pivoted, the upper ends of said braces crossing the longer and sectional braces 21 and having their upper ends pivoted to the inner sections 13b of the ribs at or near the center of the latter, as is also best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. These short braces 28, serve to stiien the umbrella trame and render it exceedingly strong and durable..

At or near the lower end of the shell or tube 10 one or more spring latches 29 are rigidly secured. These spring latches extend downward below the lower end of the tube or. shell, as best shown in Fig. 1, and their heads inclineinward in direction of the stick. The latches are so located that when the upper runner 18 is carried downward they enter the slots 22` of the runner.

Inthe operation of the umbrella, when it has been attached to the stick and it is desired` toopen the frame, the lower runner 25 is pushed upward, which forcesfout the ribs 13,`and in so doing the main braces 21 are straightenedand the ribs thereby bowed, and the` upper runner 18, is carried downward upon the sleeve or shell 10 in amanner to engage with` the lower runner when said runner is brought in engagement with the lower portionA of the shell, as shown in Fig. 2. When the lower runner is in this position the frame is fully open, the runner being maintained in itsupper position as long as may be found desirable by thelatches 29, which automatically engage with its rib 27. The straps 23 upon the upper runner may serve to limit its downward movement, in which event they engage with the upper ends of the latches, but the main oice ot the straps is to strengthen the runners.

Then the umbrella is not needed, the latches aredisengaged from the lower runner,` and it is drawn downward upon the stick thus drawing the ribs and braces with it and carrying the upper runner outward a slight distance. After the ribs and braces have been folded down essentially parallel with the stick, the main braces 2l and the ribsl are then bent upon themselves at the hinge connection ot their sections, and the outer sections are carried upward upon the inner sections, as shown inFig. l, thus reducing the length of theumbrella frame about one-half. This having beenaccomplished the set screws 1l are loosened, and the frame is removed This second or lower runner isA `from the stick and may be placed in the pocket or in quite a small valise or bag.

The cover of the umbrella may be attached to the frame i-n any manner known to the trade. In this connection the upper curved portion of the collar 12 may be made separate from that portion in which the bows are pivoted, and one section screwed upon the other to clamp the cover between them.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and Vdesire to secure by Letters Patentl. An umbrella frame comprising a tube or shell having a cap flange and latches secured thereto, a runner held toslide upon the shell,

ribs made in sections hinged to the cap of the shell, braces made in` sections pivoted to the runner and` to the ribs, a second runner adapted for engagement with the latches of the shell, and braces connecting this second runner and the ribs, as and for the purpose specied.

2. An umbrella frame adapted for attachment to or removal from a cane or like stick, comprising a tube or shell having a cap iiange, fastening devices and latches con nected therewith,`ribs made in hinged sections pivoted to the cap-iiange of the shell, a runner held to slide upon the shell, braces made in hinged sections pivoted to the` runner and to the ribs, a second runner independent of thefirst and beneath it, having braces pivoted thereto and to the ribs between the cap joint of the shell and the pivotal connection of the sectional braces, substantially as shown and described.

3. In an umbrella,the combination, with a stick, a tube or shell fitted to the stick, and fastening devices removably` securing the shell to the stick, the said shell beingprovided with a cap flange near one end andV latches near the opposite end, and a runner capable ot sliding movement upon the shell beneath its cap iiange, ofribs constructed in hinged sections pivoted at their inner ends to the cap-flange of the shell, braces constructed in hinged sections pivoted at their inner ends to the runner and at their outer ends to the outer sections of the ribs, a sec- IOO l'IO

ond runner independent of the first and adapted to travel upon the stick below the shell, the said runner having a flange for engagement with the latches, and braces pivotally connected` to the second or lower runner and to the inner sections of the` ribs, as and for the purpose specified.

4. In an umbrella, the combination, with a stick, a tube or shell fitted to the stick, and fastening devices removably securing the shell to the stick,the` said shell being provided with a cap-iange near one end and latches near the opposite end, and arunner capable of sliding movement upon the shell beneath its cap iange, of ribs constructed in hinged sections pivoted at theirinner endsto the cap-ange of the shell, braces constructed in hinged sections pivoted at their inner ends and the inner sections of the ribs, substanto to the runner and at their outer ends to the tially for the purpose specified.

outer sections of the ribs, a second runner in- ZEBULON WIRT. dependent ofthe first and adapted to travel v Witnesses:

upon the stick below the shell, the said run- JAMES R. TAH',

ner being provided with a rib at its upper CterkatLaw,79 WestRegentStreet, Glasgow. end andV an interior flexible packing, and R. H.VGALLOWAY,

braces each in one piece pivotally connected Apozrenttce at Law, 79 West Regent Street,

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with the upper portion of the lower runner 

